The Indianapolis journal., 1887-09-22
will read it at the next reunion. The meeting
adjourned with three cheers for the regimental


The Seventh Indiana Cavafry's Meeting.
There were nearly one hundred OF tha surviv
ors of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry present at
the fifth annual reunion, which held in
George FL. Thomas Post hall yesterday. Among
those present were Gen. j. P. G. Shanks of
Portland, Jay county, the first colonel of the
regiment; Gen. Thomas NJ. Browne the Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Fourth district,
who was the regiments first Northumberland,
and Lieutenants Blackford and Way and Capt.
Lewis Lieut. E. E. Blackford presided and
opened the reunion with short address welcom-
ing the comrades to the city. He suggested that
they needed an old time song to enthuse them
before the business of the meeting began, and
"The Army Bean" was sung with great deal of
vim. The morning session was devoted almost
entirely to the transaction of routine business
The officers submitted their annual reports,
showing that the association had done consider
able charitable work in the last year. ana still
remained in a good condition financially.
Captain j. 81. Lewis suggested that in view of
the fact that Indiana sent quite number eff
cavalry regiments to the front. which did well
their part in suppressing the war; it would be
hitting to have a State cavalry reunion at no dis
tant day. Further, he thought State cavalry
association should be organized, embracing all
the cavalry regiments that went out, and in
accordance with a motion by him. committee
was appointed to confer with the other cavalry
regiments of the State. The committee is
W. Senior.
The proposition to have the next national en-
campment of the q. A. r. held in Indianapolis
was discussed, and committee appointed to rem
der all assistance possible to have the encamp-
ment held here
The afternoon session commenced with an ad-
dress by Gen. Thomas NJ Browne He spoke of
the pleasure he afforded by attending the
reunions of the regiment and referred
feeilngly to the many deaths that occurred
among mem bers of the association since the
last reunion. He discussed the causes of the
war and the lessons to be learned from its
suits. He was not willing that the war should
be forgotten. The bitterness it engendered be-
tween the North and South should be buried,
but the principles for which Union men fought
must not and could not be forgotten. 1t should
be the duty of every soldier to teach to his
children the lessons of the war. 1t was right,
the speaker said, for the North and South to De-
come fr1ends-they must do that-but in doing
1t the South must acknowledge that The princi- |
pies for which the Union soldiers fought were
right The speech was heartily applauded by
the mem bers of the association
At the conclusion Of the address the following
officers we're elected for the ensuing year.
Presidsnt-Lewis Reeves. of Mention.
First Vice president-J. Fl. Lewis. Indianapolis.
oils.
Secretary-J. W. Dashiel. Southport
Treasurer. w. Shoemaker Bloomington.
Chaplain-A. S. Whetsell.
Following the election, General Shanks,
behalf OF the survivors of The regiment, pre- |
sented E. E. Blackford, the retiring president |
with gold headed cane
It was decided to hold the next reunion in this |
city on Wednesday of State fair week.
In the evening very interesting campfire |
was held. General Brown was the principal |
speaker. He confined his remarks to reminis
cences of camp life. He told many amusing
stories. and afforded much enjoymsnt to those
the regiment also related MANY funny expert
ences connected with their army life.